Listerial rhombencephalitis in an immunocompetent young adult.
Listeria monocytogenes is a common cause of central nervous system infections, especially in immunosuppressed patients, infants and elderly people. Listerial rhombencephalitis is a rare and severe infection of the brainstem that is reported to have high mortality and frequent serious sequelae for survivors. We report the case of a 19-year-old healthy male who presented with listerial brainstem infection due to Listeria monocytogenes.
Kayaaslan
Bircan Unal
BU
Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara, Turkey.
Akinci
Esragül
E
Bilen
Sule
S
Gözel
Mustafa Gökhan
MG
Erdem
Deniz
D
Cevik
Mustafa Aydin
MA
Bodur
Hürrem
H
D000328:Adult; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007121:Immunocompetence; D008089:Listeria monocytogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008088:Listeriosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D012249:Rhombencephalon / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D055815:Young Adult